Microsoft's AntiSpyware product is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details.
Microsoft's chief executive officer Steve Ballmer is scheduled to announce tonight (Sydney time) that the software giant will finally launch anti-virus and anti-spyware products for enterprises.
Microsoft is unlikely to launch its own enterprise anti-virus software because it is not geared up to make changes to its products as quickly as traditional anti-virus companies, according to the chief executive officer of Sophos.
Microsoft last week announced it would launch a set of anti-virus and anti-spyware products but will enterprises trust the software heavyweight to protect its own products and more importantly, will they pay for the privilege?
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